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Debug console content does not automatically update after it regain focus

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#7,412 opened on Mar 24, 2020

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Description

Description

If I change focus to another terminal, and then start a debug session, the debug console will not automatically get updated, even after it's re-focused.

Reproduction Steps

  • open Debug Console
  • change focus to another terminal
  • start a debug session
  • go back to the Debug Console and check the content
  • do something to trigger an update event

or

debug-console

Notice how the content gets updated only after I input Enter in the debug console.

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Diagnostics:

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontenddeveloper experience
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
TypeScriptTheia widget system
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
The issue describes that the Debug Console content does not update automatically after regaining focus. A fix likely requires understanding the focus event handling and update mechanism in the Debug Console widget. The code likely resides in packages/debug or packages/console. Investigate the widget's onActivate or onFocus methods and ensure the console content refresh is triggered when the widget gains focus. Also consider if there is a race condition with the debug session start.